BirdUp · Species
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri(Rothschild, 1903)
EndangeredNative
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Thalassarche
- Conservation
- Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Indian yellow-nosed albatross is a member of the albatross family, and is the smallest of the mollymawks. In 2004, BirdLife International split this species from the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross; however Clements has not split it yet, and the SACC has not either, but recognises the need for a proposal.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Prince Edward Is. (south of South Africa), Crozet Is. (south of Madagascar), Amsterdam, St. Paul and Kerguelen is. (south-west to south-east Indian Ocean)
- Non-breeding range
- Mainly south Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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